Where the Trail Ended and the Adventure Began. Pekoe Trail 04 Tavalantenna Sri Lanka
There are two kinds of Pekoe Trail days. The ones where everything goes according to plan. And then there are the ones that become stories you’ll be telling for years. Pekoe Trail 04 firmly belonged in the second category. The day began at 4.30 a.m. in Colombo…
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